Welcome to our Wetland Webquest!



You need to use the links found on our class webquest homepage to answer the following questions.

1. What are wetland? A wetland is a lowland area, souch as a swamp.

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2. Why are wetlands important?Wetlands are important because they provent flooding, they soaking up water like a sponge.
3. What animals and plants are found in the wetlands?Animals are :Alligator, Great Blue Heron, Beaver, Duck, Bullfrog Plantsare: Monrgove Wildflowers. CordGrass
4. What are some causes for wetland lossWhen we polutie that harms the animald and plants.Then it harms the plants around the wetland and the wetland has a flood.
5. What are five of the animals and six of the plants in the wetlands that are endangered? These are animals and plants that is indanger:Animals: Birds,Rats,Frogs,turtles,Snakes. Flowers:Loosestrifes,Americanlotuss,sunflowers,trees,pintch,american fly traps.
6. What can be done to protect the wetlands? We can let the trees stay ware they are. Also leve the animale stay alive.

Based on what you have read, answer the following questions.
List the 3 conditions that determine if an area is considered a wetland.
1.If thair is warter.
2.If thair ia a beach.
3.If thair are alot of nice things


List some (at least four of each) plants and animals found in the New Jersey wetlands.
Plants: Trees,Vines,Sunflowers,American fly traps.


Animals:Snakes,Rats,Birds,Frogs.Why are wetlands important to humans? to wildlife? to the environment? Wetlands are important to humans because they block floods. Wetlands are important to wildlife because it protects them from water. Wetlands are important to the enviroment because it keep every safe.
What factors contribute to the loss of wetlands? (The riparian margin is the perimeter area of land next to a water body. Ideally, this margin should be as large as possible to effectively protect water quality). ... Maintenance of water levels helps promote healthy wetland vegetation while preventing weed invasion.

What are some things that middle school students can do to help protect wetland areas?


We can stop poluting the earth. To protect the wetland areas.

Maintenance of water levels helps promote healthy wetland vegetation while preventing weed invasion.